It will be enough to make a Lion jump.Axeon and Jaguar Land Rover SouthAfrica have worked together to produce an electric version of the Defender for use in game parks, minimising both environmental and noise pollution. The model has already proven that it can get closer to the wildlife thanks to its silent running [.]. Electric cars Axeon Defender electric car land rover MORE

Exxaro Resources Limited, a South African-based mining group, has entered into a prospecting joint venture agreement with Sasol Mining Proprietary Limited (Sasol Mining) for the development of a new coal mine to supply Sasol’s potential new inland coal-to-liquids (CTL) project. The development would contribute to meeting the growing shortfall in SouthAfrica’s domestic fuel production, most notably in the installed capacity for producing diesel and gasoline. MORE

brand designing vehicles for high-growth markets, will return to SouthAfrica. The first model to be introduced in SouthAfrica will be a new passenger vehicle that will be launched by the end of 2014. Datsun will launch in SouthAfrica with one passenger vehicle model; Nissan anticipates that a broader range of Datsun vehicles will be available in the future. Datsun, a Nissan Motor Co. MORE

Ford Figo remains in high demand in SouthAfrica, where it was a runner up for South African Car of the Year. The Figo ( earlier post ) helped Ford India increase sales for the first five months of 2011 by 71%, compared to the same period last year, with 51,420 wholesale units sold, including exports, from January to May 2011. In May, Ford India sold more than 9,000 wholesale units—7,046 domestically, and more than 2,000 exported. MORE

Electric cars electric vehicles emissions SouthAfricaThe story about China’s coal-reliant electricity production resulting in electric vehicles (EVs) becoming more polluting than combustion cars (see story) may have been twisted by some unscrupulous media to imply that all EVs, wherever they are used, are a far-worse for the environment than oil-drinkers (see the usual suspects for more info). But sadly it [.]. MORE

Ford Motor Company announced an aggressive product acceleration in its newest business unit, Middle East & Africa, leveraging the company’s One Ford global portfolio and targeting opportunities for growth in small, mid-size and large vehicle segments. During a special “Go Further” event in Johannesburg attended by 1,000 employees, Ford dealers, suppliers, government officials, and media, Ford pledged to launch at least 25 new vehicles by 2016 to Middle East & Africa. MORE

On Tuesday, Nissan announced the LEAF will become the first electric car for sale in SouthAfrica in the Spring of 2014. Its South African debut will come in October 2013 at the Johannesburg International Motor Show, and it MORE

SouthAfrica is reinvigorating its efforts to develop automotive lithium-ion batteries, with the government’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) now determining the commercial feasibility of battery manufacturing in the country. Engineering News. MORE

Which is how a pair of very plain 2010 Toyota Corollas in SouthAfrica taught us a few lessons about fuel economy, green value, and what other countries drive. Toyota has built cars in SouthAfrica When auto editors go on vacation, we rent cars too. The bottom line: U.S. buyers get a lot more car, for a lot less money, than elsewhere in the world. MORE

Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum Limited, the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals, are working in partnership on a number of early-stage stationary and motive power applications of fuel cells in the South African market. The companies deployed and demonstrated a 150 kW fuel cell system near the 17 th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Durban, SouthAfrica in late-2011. MORE

TKM), will begin exporting the Etios series sedan and hatchback to SouthAfrica in March 2012. The models for export will be based on the Etios platform currently sold in India, but will be developed and produced to fit the lifestyles, consumer preferences, climate, road conditions and usage considerations in SouthAfrica. Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. MORE

On Tuesday, Nissan announced the LEAF will become the first electric car for sale in SouthAfrica in the Spring of 2014. Its South African debut will come in October 2013 at the Johannesburg International Motor Show, and it MORE

The objective is to provide modern integrated mobility services in Africa in future. As part of its worldwide regionalization strategy, Volkswagen is planning to expand its business presence significantly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Volkswagen and CFAO, a long-standing partner in Africa for the distribution and assembly of vehicles, signed a letter of intent to this effect. Africa Mobility services Vehicle Manufacturers MORE

Airbus and SouthAfrica’s National Aerospace Centre will jointly fund research by Hydrogen SouthAfrica (HySA) into the application of fuel cells on airliners. The initial three-year project is being undertaken by HySA Systems Competence Centre at its University of the Western Cape research facility. With demand for air transport doubling every 15 years, the global airline industry will require nearly 30,000 new aircraft (over 100 seats) by 2032. MORE

African Cats launched the first GreenCat 605 catamaran designed by Simonis-Voogd in Durban SouthAfrica. In one of the cabins a small operating theatre is installed since this GreenCat will be used in the South Pacific Ocean to give medical aid on remote islands. MORE

He will present more findings in August at the 2016 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, to be held in Cape Town, SouthAfrica. In a cost-shared program supported by the US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO) of the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA), a team at Battelle is demonstrating a new, hybrid, direct coal-to-liquids process for producing jet fuel using biomass-derived coal solvents. MORE

Joule, the EV from South African company Optimal Energy ( earlier post ), has completed the prototype phase recently and is nearing the start of volume production, according to the company. Designed by South African-born Keith Helfet, Joule has been developed from a static display model and engineering prototype into a pre-production prototype by Zagato’s Total Design Centre. MORE

Cape Town in SouthAfrica has just hosted the end of a journey of almost 2,500 miles on solar, hydrogen or electric power. The race, the South African 2010 Solar Challenge, was won by Japan's Tokai Challenger, a solar-powered vehicle with a top speed of 100mph which has previously won the 2009 Solar Challenge. MORE

Strategically, it provides Ballard with additional product capabilities with methanol fueled systems and key customer relationships in leading markets for fuel cell commercialization, such as Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America as well as SouthAfrica. The shares will subsequently be transferred to IdaTech’s principal funder, Investec, a South African specialist bank and asset management company. MORE

As part of Boeing’s commitment to protect the environment and support long-term sustainable growth for commercial aviation, the company has active biofuel projects on six continents, including in the US, Australia, Brazil, China, Europe, Middle East, SouthAfrica and Southeast Asia. MORE

SouthAfrica-based Optimal Energy is considering using a battery-swap scheme with its Joule electric vehicle ( earlier post ). Optimal Energy has also signed an MoU with South-Korea-based EIG ( earlier post ) to explore the potential of setting up a manufacturing facility in SouthAfrica for the nonexclusive supply of Li-ion battery cells to Optimal Energy. Engineering News. MORE

The company’s readiness for a second joint venture was conveyed during coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal’s recent visit to SouthAfrica, according to Partha S. Livemint. Sasol Ltd has expressed its willingness to acquire a minority stake in a coal-to-liquids joint venture with Coal India Ltd (CIL) and NMDC Ltd, a little more than one year after it formed a 50:50 venture with Tata Steel Ltd for a similar project. MORE

SouthAfrica vehicle maker Optimal Energy will exhibit a functional prototype of its Joule full battery-electric multi-purpose urban passenger vehicle ( earlier post ) at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The prototype that will be on display in Geneva is the first of a test fleet of vehicles which will be on the road by mid-year, according to the company. MORE

TKM), will begin exporting the Etios series sedan and hatchback to SouthAfrica in March 2012. The models for export will be based on the Etios platform currently sold in India, but will be developed and produced to fit the lifestyles, consumer preferences, climate, road conditions and usage considerations in SouthAfrica. Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. MORE

Consider that the first-generation Volkswagen Golf launched in 1974, for example, lived on in SouthAfrica until 2009 as the VW CitiGolf. South Korea Better Place plug-in cars Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Renault-Nissan Samsung 2012 Renault Fluence Z.E.Frequently, cars withdrawn from one market live on in another, sometimes for years. Those vehicles may even be upgraded with newer technology in the older body. MORE

Volkswagen is taking a further step to develop market potentials in Africa. Francis Gatare, Director of the Rwanda Development Board, and Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group SouthAfrica, this week signed a memorandum of understanding for a new integrated mobility concept in Kigali in the presence of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. Volkswagen is consistently developing market potentials in Africa. MORE

People living in parts of southern Europe, South Korea and southern Japan and China also experienced more than 15 days a year of ozone levels above 70 ppb. Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014. MORE

The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, SouthAfrica, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. Production for the European, Australian and South African markets will start at the Nissan plant in Barcelona, Spain, in 2017. MORE

Ballard and Anglo American Platinum have partnered with Eskom, SouthAfrica’s power utility, and The Department of Energy of SouthAfrica to conduct the 12-month field trial. The trial is being conducted in the rural community of Naledi Trust, identified by SouthAfrica’s Department of Energy as a suitable site, without access to grid power. —Godfrey Oliphant, Deputy Minister of SouthAfrica’s Department of Mineral Resources. MORE

The Volkswagen brand has established a "Sub-Saharan Africa” region to develop and strengthen its activities in the African market. Sub-Saharan Africa refers to the area of the African continent south of the Sahara. The new fourth region joins Volkswagen’s existing regions of North America, South America and China and is the next step in the Volkswagen brand’s strategy to position itself in focus areas. Africa is still one of the blank spots on the Volkswagen map. MORE

South African engineering company Swayana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LanzaTech to collaborate on developing projects for the production of ethanol and higher value products from waste gases in the ferroalloy and titania smelting sectors. SouthAfrica has the potential to produce more than 400,000 tonnes of ethanol per year from existing ferroalloy and titania producers. MORE

Nissan LEAF to go on sale in SouthAfrica. The Nissan LEAF will make its South African debut at the Johannesburg International Motor Show in October 2013, going on sale to the public at the same time. The launch of the Nissan LEAF in SouthAfrica will be a ground-breaking event this year as it brings about the dawn of a new era of motoring. —Managing Director of Nissan SouthAfrica, Mike Whitfield. Nissan Motor Co., MORE

million kilometers in Europe, the US, China, Australia and SouthAfrica, and more than 1.2 The second leg in the Shanghai megalopolis will be followed by test drives in Australia in November and SouthAfrica in December. The focus in Australia will be in particular on the validation of the latest digital map data of HERE, whereas in SouthAfrica pedestrian detection in many new situations will play a major role. MORE

On major drive events, including our May tour of SouthAfrica’s Garden Route in new 2014 Subaru Forester XTs, organizers often include a medic among the team. This ensures prompt response to emergencies when the group may be hours from the nearest medical facility. From broken bones to insect bites, car crashes to allergic reactions, the MORE

Ballard Power Systems’ subsidiary Protonex has received an initial order for its fuel cell propulsion system, together with design services, from FlyH2 Aerospace, a South African-based developer of hydrogen fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial applications. To support integration of the Protonex fuel cell propulsion system into its UA Plant aircraft, FlyH2 has partnered with Epsilon Engineering, a South African engineering and manufacturing services provider. MORE

Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and SkyNRG are collaborating to make sustainable aviation biofuel from Solaris, a new hybrid tobacco plant optimized for seed production for energy applications. This initiative broadens cooperation between Boeing and SAA to develop renewable jet fuel in ways that support SouthAfricas goals for public health as well as economic and rural development. MORE

Today's sources of lithium are far and few: Bolivia has something like 40 percent of the world's deposits, while Russia, SouthAfrica, Chile and Argentina have some. Electric cars like the 2011 Nissan Leaf require lots of lithium and other precious heavy metals to make them go. This weekend, the New York Times reported that the war-ravaged country MORE

At the beginning of 2018 SouthAfrica, Australia and New Zealand will follow, and at the beginning of 2019 Argentina and Brazil. Production for the markets in Europe, Australia and SouthAfrica will start at the Nissan plant in Barcelona, Spain, in 2017. MORE

GE South African Technologies (GESAT), GE Transportation’s entity in SouthAfrica, will supply 100 locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). The GE C30ACi, the first AC diesel electric locomotive to be introduced to sub-Saharan Africa, will have a GE FDL engine that delivers 3,300 gross horsepower (GHP) using an electronic fuel-injection (EFI) system that automatically supplies the exact amount of fuel needed for optimal engine efficiency. MORE

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On Tuesday, Nissan announced the LEAF will become the first electric car for sale in SouthAfrica in the Spring of 2014. Its South African debut will come in October 2013 at the Johannesburg International Motor Show, and it

brand designing vehicles for high-growth markets, will return to SouthAfrica. The first model to be introduced in SouthAfrica will be a new passenger vehicle that will be launched by the end of 2014. Datsun will launch in SouthAfrica with one passenger vehicle model; Nissan anticipates that a broader range of Datsun vehicles will be available in the future. Datsun, a Nissan Motor Co.

On Tuesday, Nissan announced the LEAF will become the first electric car for sale in SouthAfrica in the Spring of 2014. Its South African debut will come in October 2013 at the Johannesburg International Motor Show, and it

Ballard and Anglo American Platinum have partnered with Eskom, SouthAfrica’s power utility, and The Department of Energy of SouthAfrica to conduct the 12-month field trial. The trial is being conducted in the rural community of Naledi Trust, identified by SouthAfrica’s Department of Energy as a suitable site, without access to grid power. —Godfrey Oliphant, Deputy Minister of SouthAfrica’s Department of Mineral Resources.

SouthAfrica is reinvigorating its efforts to develop automotive lithium-ion batteries, with the government’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) now determining the commercial feasibility of battery manufacturing in the country. Engineering News.

Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum Limited, the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals, are working in partnership on a number of early-stage stationary and motive power applications of fuel cells in the South African market. The companies deployed and demonstrated a 150 kW fuel cell system near the 17 th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Durban, SouthAfrica in late-2011.

Airbus and SouthAfrica’s National Aerospace Centre will jointly fund research by Hydrogen SouthAfrica (HySA) into the application of fuel cells on airliners. The initial three-year project is being undertaken by HySA Systems Competence Centre at its University of the Western Cape research facility. With demand for air transport doubling every 15 years, the global airline industry will require nearly 30,000 new aircraft (over 100 seats) by 2032.

SouthAfrica-based Optimal Energy is considering using a battery-swap scheme with its Joule electric vehicle ( earlier post ). Optimal Energy has also signed an MoU with South-Korea-based EIG ( earlier post ) to explore the potential of setting up a manufacturing facility in SouthAfrica for the nonexclusive supply of Li-ion battery cells to Optimal Energy. Engineering News.

TKM), will begin exporting the Etios series sedan and hatchback to SouthAfrica in March 2012. The models for export will be based on the Etios platform currently sold in India, but will be developed and produced to fit the lifestyles, consumer preferences, climate, road conditions and usage considerations in SouthAfrica. Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd.

TKM), will begin exporting the Etios series sedan and hatchback to SouthAfrica in March 2012. The models for export will be based on the Etios platform currently sold in India, but will be developed and produced to fit the lifestyles, consumer preferences, climate, road conditions and usage considerations in SouthAfrica. Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd.

Electric cars electric vehicles emissions SouthAfricaThe story about China’s coal-reliant electricity production resulting in electric vehicles (EVs) becoming more polluting than combustion cars (see story) may have been twisted by some unscrupulous media to imply that all EVs, wherever they are used, are a far-worse for the environment than oil-drinkers (see the usual suspects for more info). But sadly it [.].

Exxaro Resources Limited, a South African-based mining group, has entered into a prospecting joint venture agreement with Sasol Mining Proprietary Limited (Sasol Mining) for the development of a new coal mine to supply Sasol’s potential new inland coal-to-liquids (CTL) project. The development would contribute to meeting the growing shortfall in SouthAfrica’s domestic fuel production, most notably in the installed capacity for producing diesel and gasoline.

Ballard and Anglo American Platinum have partnered with Eskom, SouthAfrica’s power utility, and The Department of Energy of SouthAfrica to conduct the 12-month field trial. The trial is being conducted in the rural community of Naledi Trust, identified by SouthAfrica’s Department of Energy as a suitable site, without access to grid power. —Godfrey Oliphant, Deputy Minister of SouthAfrica’s Department of Mineral Resources.

SouthAfrica is reinvigorating its efforts to develop automotive lithium-ion batteries, with the government’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) now determining the commercial feasibility of battery manufacturing in the country. Engineering News.

Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum Limited, the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals, are working in partnership on a number of early-stage stationary and motive power applications of fuel cells in the South African market. The companies deployed and demonstrated a 150 kW fuel cell system near the 17 th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Durban, SouthAfrica in late-2011.

GE South African Technologies (GESAT), GE Transportation’s entity in SouthAfrica, will supply 100 locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). The GE C30ACi, the first AC diesel electric locomotive to be introduced to sub-Saharan Africa, will have a GE FDL engine that delivers 3,300 gross horsepower (GHP) using an electronic fuel-injection (EFI) system that automatically supplies the exact amount of fuel needed for optimal engine efficiency.

The Volkswagen brand has established a "Sub-Saharan Africa” region to develop and strengthen its activities in the African market. Sub-Saharan Africa refers to the area of the African continent south of the Sahara. The new fourth region joins Volkswagen’s existing regions of North America, South America and China and is the next step in the Volkswagen brand’s strategy to position itself in focus areas. Africa is still one of the blank spots on the Volkswagen map.

Consider that the first-generation Volkswagen Golf launched in 1974, for example, lived on in SouthAfrica until 2009 as the VW CitiGolf. South Korea Better Place plug-in cars Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Renault-Nissan Samsung 2012 Renault Fluence Z.E.Frequently, cars withdrawn from one market live on in another, sometimes for years. Those vehicles may even be upgraded with newer technology in the older body.

Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and SkyNRG are collaborating to make sustainable aviation biofuel from Solaris, a new hybrid tobacco plant optimized for seed production for energy applications. This initiative broadens cooperation between Boeing and SAA to develop renewable jet fuel in ways that support SouthAfricas goals for public health as well as economic and rural development.

South African engineering company Swayana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LanzaTech to collaborate on developing projects for the production of ethanol and higher value products from waste gases in the ferroalloy and titania smelting sectors. SouthAfrica has the potential to produce more than 400,000 tonnes of ethanol per year from existing ferroalloy and titania producers.

The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, SouthAfrica, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. Production for the European, Australian and South African markets will start at the Nissan plant in Barcelona, Spain, in 2017.

Today's sources of lithium are far and few: Bolivia has something like 40 percent of the world's deposits, while Russia, SouthAfrica, Chile and Argentina have some. Electric cars like the 2011 Nissan Leaf require lots of lithium and other precious heavy metals to make them go. This weekend, the New York Times reported that the war-ravaged country

Strategically, it provides Ballard with additional product capabilities with methanol fueled systems and key customer relationships in leading markets for fuel cell commercialization, such as Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America as well as SouthAfrica. The shares will subsequently be transferred to IdaTech’s principal funder, Investec, a South African specialist bank and asset management company.

million kilometers in Europe, the US, China, Australia and SouthAfrica, and more than 1.2 The second leg in the Shanghai megalopolis will be followed by test drives in Australia in November and SouthAfrica in December. The focus in Australia will be in particular on the validation of the latest digital map data of HERE, whereas in SouthAfrica pedestrian detection in many new situations will play a major role.

Which is how a pair of very plain 2010 Toyota Corollas in SouthAfrica taught us a few lessons about fuel economy, green value, and what other countries drive. Toyota has built cars in SouthAfrica When auto editors go on vacation, we rent cars too. The bottom line: U.S. buyers get a lot more car, for a lot less money, than elsewhere in the world.

Volkswagen is taking a further step to develop market potentials in Africa. Francis Gatare, Director of the Rwanda Development Board, and Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group SouthAfrica, this week signed a memorandum of understanding for a new integrated mobility concept in Kigali in the presence of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. Volkswagen is consistently developing market potentials in Africa.

On major drive events, including our May tour of SouthAfrica’s Garden Route in new 2014 Subaru Forester XTs, organizers often include a medic among the team. This ensures prompt response to emergencies when the group may be hours from the nearest medical facility. From broken bones to insect bites, car crashes to allergic reactions, the

Cape Town in SouthAfrica has just hosted the end of a journey of almost 2,500 miles on solar, hydrogen or electric power. The race, the South African 2010 Solar Challenge, was won by Japan's Tokai Challenger, a solar-powered vehicle with a top speed of 100mph which has previously won the 2009 Solar Challenge.

Ford Motor Company announced an aggressive product acceleration in its newest business unit, Middle East & Africa, leveraging the company’s One Ford global portfolio and targeting opportunities for growth in small, mid-size and large vehicle segments. During a special “Go Further” event in Johannesburg attended by 1,000 employees, Ford dealers, suppliers, government officials, and media, Ford pledged to launch at least 25 new vehicles by 2016 to Middle East & Africa.

The objective is to provide modern integrated mobility services in Africa in future. As part of its worldwide regionalization strategy, Volkswagen is planning to expand its business presence significantly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Volkswagen and CFAO, a long-standing partner in Africa for the distribution and assembly of vehicles, signed a letter of intent to this effect. Africa Mobility services Vehicle Manufacturers

Nissan LEAF to go on sale in SouthAfrica. The Nissan LEAF will make its South African debut at the Johannesburg International Motor Show in October 2013, going on sale to the public at the same time. The launch of the Nissan LEAF in SouthAfrica will be a ground-breaking event this year as it brings about the dawn of a new era of motoring. —Managing Director of Nissan SouthAfrica, Mike Whitfield. Nissan Motor Co.,

Joule, the EV from South African company Optimal Energy ( earlier post ), has completed the prototype phase recently and is nearing the start of volume production, according to the company. Designed by South African-born Keith Helfet, Joule has been developed from a static display model and engineering prototype into a pre-production prototype by Zagato’s Total Design Centre.

SouthAfrica vehicle maker Optimal Energy will exhibit a functional prototype of its Joule full battery-electric multi-purpose urban passenger vehicle ( earlier post ) at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The prototype that will be on display in Geneva is the first of a test fleet of vehicles which will be on the road by mid-year, according to the company.

It will be enough to make a Lion jump.Axeon and Jaguar Land Rover SouthAfrica have worked together to produce an electric version of the Defender for use in game parks, minimising both environmental and noise pollution. The model has already proven that it can get closer to the wildlife thanks to its silent running [.]. Electric cars Axeon Defender electric car land rover

At the beginning of 2018 SouthAfrica, Australia and New Zealand will follow, and at the beginning of 2019 Argentina and Brazil. Production for the markets in Europe, Australia and SouthAfrica will start at the Nissan plant in Barcelona, Spain, in 2017.

People living in parts of southern Europe, South Korea and southern Japan and China also experienced more than 15 days a year of ozone levels above 70 ppb. Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014.

Ballard Power Systems’ subsidiary Protonex has received an initial order for its fuel cell propulsion system, together with design services, from FlyH2 Aerospace, a South African-based developer of hydrogen fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial applications. To support integration of the Protonex fuel cell propulsion system into its UA Plant aircraft, FlyH2 has partnered with Epsilon Engineering, a South African engineering and manufacturing services provider.

He will present more findings in August at the 2016 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, to be held in Cape Town, SouthAfrica. In a cost-shared program supported by the US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO) of the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA), a team at Battelle is demonstrating a new, hybrid, direct coal-to-liquids process for producing jet fuel using biomass-derived coal solvents.

Ford Figo remains in high demand in SouthAfrica, where it was a runner up for South African Car of the Year. The Figo ( earlier post ) helped Ford India increase sales for the first five months of 2011 by 71%, compared to the same period last year, with 51,420 wholesale units sold, including exports, from January to May 2011. In May, Ford India sold more than 9,000 wholesale units—7,046 domestically, and more than 2,000 exported.

As part of Boeing’s commitment to protect the environment and support long-term sustainable growth for commercial aviation, the company has active biofuel projects on six continents, including in the US, Australia, Brazil, China, Europe, Middle East, SouthAfrica and Southeast Asia.

The company’s readiness for a second joint venture was conveyed during coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal’s recent visit to SouthAfrica, according to Partha S. Livemint. Sasol Ltd has expressed its willingness to acquire a minority stake in a coal-to-liquids joint venture with Coal India Ltd (CIL) and NMDC Ltd, a little more than one year after it formed a 50:50 venture with Tata Steel Ltd for a similar project.

African Cats launched the first GreenCat 605 catamaran designed by Simonis-Voogd in Durban SouthAfrica. In one of the cabins a small operating theatre is installed since this GreenCat will be used in the South Pacific Ocean to give medical aid on remote islands.